What an incredible first weekend of NRL action it was. Star performances, hard working players giving it their all, and an upset or two. But which players were the best of the best? We try and make the stats do the talking, and separate the Wheat/Chaff to present the NRL Round 6 Team of the Week explain.
We have taken some of the key stats and assign various scoring methods, all in the good intention of making the various types of stats even out across the position, and a true team of the week unveiled.
An explanation of what is included and how the Teams of the Week and Season are determined is at the bottom.
2023 NRL Round 6 Team of the Week & Player Stats
2023 NRL Round 6 Team of the Week
So we’ve used the stats for each position and picked the best starting 13 players from the most recent round, the stats and points assigned are explained at the end.
On top of the best starting 13, we include the best four interchange players of the week. Seeing who has provided maximum impact from the bench.
2023 NRL Team of the Year….So Far
Here’s where our Player of the Week totals are added up to give a current NRL Team of the Year.
2023 NRL Round 6 Key Player Stats
Want to see which players topped the key stats for Round 5 of the NRL this weekend?
- Phillip Sami’s 275 run metres is a Gold Coast Titans single game high for 2023 and 2022.
- Brian To’o has run over 200 metres in four of his five games in 2023 so far.
- Cody Walker’s seven combined try and line break assists is the second best single match return for this season, and makes up 70% of Walker’s total for the 2023 season so far.
- Broncos have three of the top six players for Post Contact Metres – Payne Haas leads the way with 456 in six matches.
- Reed Mahoney leads the way with 40-20 kicks this season with three.
THE BEST OF ROUND 6 STATS IN PICS
How the Team of the Week works
Want to know how we come up with the numbers to rank the players, the below table should explain hopefully.